Farmers Movement Archive

Support widens for Bharat Bandh call

Addressing a press briefing at Singhu (Delhi-Harayna border), he said the supply of vegetables, fruits and milk would be stopped during the bandh, but emergency services and wedding processions would be allowed. The chakka jam, or road blockade, would end at 3 p.m, he added. Mr. Singh said the farmers’ unions were forced to intensify their stir since the Centre did not appear to take their demands seriously. In a growing trend, Olympian boxer and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee Vijender Singh visited the Singhu border to extend support to the farmers and announced that he would return the award if the farmers’ demands were not met. Swaraj India national president Yogendra Yadav also announced that all mandis in Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan would remain shut on December 8 and claimed that industry groups from Uttarakhand and Haryana had also pledged their support. Welcoming a statement from the Editors’ Guild of India, Mr. Yadav appealed to the media for “fair” reporting of the movement without attempts to defame it. “We make an appeal to all to shun their flags and take part in the protests as farmers,” said Mr. Yadav at the Singhu border and added that it has now become a “national movement”.

The Hindu

2020-12-07

December 07 2020 00:00 IST